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JEWISH IIEWS
A 2001 winner of American Jewish Press Association
and Society of Professional Journalists awards
June 29, 2001
Tammuz 8, 5761
Vol. CXIX, No. 20
This Week
DEPARTMENTS
14 Different Directions
Conflicting priorities spur
Holocaust Center's pending move.
Opinion
31 Chasing Chimeras
Separating Israel, Palestinians
is an idea that won't work.
West Bloomfield teen-ager Rewaq Najor cleans up
for Blight Busters.
Community
Apple Tree
35 JACOB's Ladder
61 Red, White, Blue Fun
Blight Busters' project unites
Chaldean, Jewish teens.
Family ideas for the
Fourth of July.
Arts
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Living Well
79 Old-Fashioned Decadence
68 Amazing 'Grace'
Some favorite recipes
from a bygone era.
Pairing Jewish, Catholic pre-teens
in amicable culture clash.
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Cover Story
Page 53
The Bully Bimah
Rabbi Eric Yoffie runs the Reform movement with
intelligence, passion and controversial candor.
11
Alefbet'cha
50
Anniversaries
106
Ask Wendy
nal' Mitzvah . . . 46
60
Business
43
Calendar
Carla Schwartz
87
108
Crossword
110
Cyber Spot
Danny Raskin . . . 74
Editor's Notebook .. 5
Engagements . . . 47
11
For Openers •
84
Health
30
Insight
Letters
5
Marketplace
8-9
New Arrivals . . . 45
114
Obituaries
. 66
Out & About
Spirituality
53
Staff Notebook . . 12
56
Synagogues
82
The Scene
Torah Portion . . . 59
Weddings ..... . 50
Candlelighting
Friday, June 29, 8:56 p.m.
Shabbat ends
Saturday, June 30, 10:08
P.m.
Cover:
Rabbi Yoffie illustration,
Kevin M. Eslinger
Page design, Alex Lumelsky
ers
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